<html><body>Hierarch Kekropus:<br>
Well then, I will relate the basics.<br>
Long, long ago, the gods entrusted the rulership of this world to the Giants, who grew in strength and knowledge. 
Then the gods became embroiled in a vicious civil war, which spread to this world and caused a great deal of destruction.<br>
As a result, the Giantts lost their faith in the gods; they began to regard them as flawed, selfish and childish beings 
who did not deserve the immense powers they wielded. To prevent a recurrence of what had happened during the war, the Giants 
began to systematically build their power, using their science to research the secrets of the gods' power, magic and lifeforce. 
A massive research facility, Arviterre Laboratory, was even built as part of these efforts.<br>
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